State v. Kierson

In this case the following proceedings appear on the minutes of the court a qua:

“The defendant present in open court, charged with selling whisky without license. Case taken up, tried, and the defendant found guilty as charged. After having been called to the bar of the court, and asked why the sentence of the law should not be pronounced against him, and having replied thereto, the court passed sentence in words and figures as follows: T now sentence you, Willie Kierson, to the state penitentiary at Baton Rouge, La., for the balance of your life. This having been the fifth conviction for…